I experimented with the 'cheat sheet' during an abbreviated three week Introduction to Psychology course a few years back. We offer these three week/i//nterim/ courses between semesters and they tend to draw very good students. Whatever, the feedback I received from most of the students was that, though the notes they brought into the class for the tests were certainly handy, the process made them content to write the major ideas down on paper without actually learning/memorizing most of the information.
However, I give seven essay tests over each of my seven units making it quite possible for diligent students to properly prepare for the tests. If instead I only gave three tests during the course, with each test covering much more material, my students might have felt far more positive about the use of such a cheat sheet. That is, as Rick suggests, when students need to review a large amount of material, the cheat sheet could very conceivably encourage many more students to review and condense the major ideas in a far more conscientious manner than they would otherwise. Joan Joan Warmbold Boggs Professor of Psychology Oakton Community College jwarm...@oakton.edu On 3/25/2016 4:34 PM, Rick Stevens wrote: > > Long ago, I was surprised when on TIPS people suggested letting > students bring in a 'cheat sheet'. I've done that for a while, now, > and think that the value is in making them think about what they want > to put on a single piece of paper. Admittedly, some go for the 'tiny > writing award', trying to pack info onto the page, but either way, I > think that it makes them study in a different way. It might be even > harder to make up a file that would be usable on a tiny screen. You > surely couldn't search all of your notes. If you were listening to > recorded lectures it would be hours of material and a very limited > ability to search through it. If you had to decide what to put and > dictate facts in some shortened audio format, it would amount to > putting time into studying. I doubt that this will catch on. > > Rick Stevens > School of Behavioral and Social Sciences > University of Louisiana at Monroe > > > On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 4:19 PM, Kenneth Steele <steel...@appstate.edu > <mailto:steel...@appstate.edu>> wrote: > > I remain unconcerned about the danger of these devices in the > USA. Notice that if you go to the website that they do not > guarantee the validity of the technique. For the technique to work > then you need information that is valid, organized, and easily > accessible. That is not the hallmark of a student who is relies > on cheating to pass a test here. > > > Ken > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Kenneth M. Steele, Ph.D. steel...@appstate.edu > <mailto:steel...@appstate.edu> > Professor > Department of Psychology http://www.psych.appstate.edu > Appalachian State University > Boone, NC 28608 > USA > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> On Mar 25, 2016, at 4:18 PM, MARK CASTEEL <ma...@psu.edu >> <mailto:ma...@psu.edu>> wrote: >> >> I actually happened to mention this today in my developmental >> psychology >> course before they took an exam, and of course, I used a joking >> tone. It was >> interesting that one student had heard of these watches so I'm >> not sure how >> gimmicky they really are. It certainly made me think twice about >> things, >> especially the Bluetooth earpiece. >> >> ****************************** >> >> Mark A. Casteel, Ph.D. >> >> Associate Professor of Psychology >> >> Penn State York >> >> 717-771-4028 <tel:717-771-4028> >> >> ****************************** >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Gerald Peterson [mailto:peter...@svsu.edu] >> Sent: Friday, March 25, 2016 4:15 PM >> To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) >> Subject: Re: [tips] Cheating watches >> >> Agree with Marie, but they are putting them on their laps and in >> the folds >> of clothes...smartphones or other material. >> Amazing how blatent the ads are. Students should have stronger >> orientation >> sessions about dishonesty/ethics/plagiarism, etc. I guess. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Marie Helweg-Larsen" <helw...@dickinson.edu >> <mailto:helw...@dickinson.edu>> >> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" >> <tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu <mailto:tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu>> >> Sent: Friday, March 25, 2016 2:06:23 PM >> Subject: RE:[tips] Cheating watches >> >> In any supervised testing situation it seems unlikely it would >> work for >> student to be searching for the right file/text and then reading the >> information (by staring at the watch). Also, lots of standard >> testing >> settings (e.g., the GRE) prohibit such devices. At best a >> gimmick, it seems. >> Marie >> >> >> Marie Helweg-Larsen, Ph.D. >> Professor l Department of Psychology >> Chair, Health Studies Certificate Program Office hours Spring >> 2016: Monday >> and Thursday 3-4 PM, Tuesday 10-12, and by appointment Kaufman 168 l >> Dickinson College Phone 717.245.1562 <tel:717.245.1562> l Fax >> 717.245.1971 <tel:717.245.1971> >> http://users.dickinson.edu/~helwegm/index.html >> <http://users.dickinson.edu/%7Ehelwegm/index.html> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: William Scott [mailto:wsc...@wooster.edu >> <mailto:wsc...@wooster.edu>] >> Sent: Friday, March 25, 2016 10:54 AM >> To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) >> <tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu <mailto:tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu>> >> Subject: Re:[tips] Cheating watches >> >> Interesting, and ironic that they seem worried about folks buying >> counterfeit versions of their watch. >> >> ________________________________________ >> From: Miguel Roig <ro...@stjohns.edu <mailto:ro...@stjohns.edu>> >> Sent: Friday, March 25, 2016 7:42 AM >> To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) >> Subject: [tips] Cheating watches >> >> Is TIPS alive? I haven't seen a post in a while. Anyway, >> yesterday I learned >> about the existence of smart watches (available through Amazon!) >> that appear >> to be specifically designed to help students cheat during >> examinations. Here >> is the webpage for one of the companies that makes these watches, >> http://www.24kupi.com/. The videos are quite informative. >> >> Enjoy. >> >> Miguel >> >> ___________________________________________________________________________ >> Miguel Roig, Ph.D. >> Professor of Psychology >> St. John's University >> 300 Howard Avenue >> Staten Island, New York 10301 >> Voice: (718) 390-4513 <tel:%28718%29%20390-4513> >> Fax: (718) 390-4347 <tel:%28718%29%20390-4347> >> E-mail: ro...@stjohns.edu <mailto:ro...@stjohns.edu> >> http://facpub.stjohns.edu/~roigm <http://facpub.stjohns.edu/%7Eroigm> >> http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5311-5651 >> On plagiarism and ethical writing: >> http://ori.dhhs.gov/education/products/plagiarism/ >> >> ___________________________________________________________________________ >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: wsc...@wooster.edu >> <mailto:wsc...@wooster.edu>. >> To unsubscribe click here: >> >> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13058.902daf6855267276c83a639cbb25165c&n=T&l=tips&o=48378 >> or send a blank email to >> leave-48378-13058.902daf6855267276c83a639cbb251...@fsulist.frostburg.edu >> >> <mailto:leave-48378-13058.902daf6855267276c83a639cbb251...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> >> >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: helw...@dickinson.edu >> <mailto:helw...@dickinson.edu>. >> To unsubscribe click here: >> >> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13234.b0e864a6eccfc779c8119f5a4468797f&n=T&l=tips&o=48381 >> or send a blank email to >> leave-48381-13234.b0e864a6eccfc779c8119f5a44687...@fsulist.frostburg.edu >> >> <mailto:leave-48381-13234.b0e864a6eccfc779c8119f5a44687...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> >> >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: peter...@svsu.edu >> <mailto:peter...@svsu.edu>. >> To unsubscribe click here: >> >> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd94b&n=T&l=tips&o=48384 >> or send a blank email to >> leave-48384-13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd...@fsulist.frostburg.edu >> >> <mailto:leave-48384-13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> >> >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: ma...@psu.edu >> <mailto:ma...@psu.edu>. >> To unsubscribe click here: >> >> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13372.4251c47fdf0b43ddd1e5bf28bc6f3dba&n=T&l=tips&o=48386 >> or send a blank email to >> leave-48386-13372.4251c47fdf0b43ddd1e5bf28bc6f3...@fsulist.frostburg.edu >> >> <mailto:leave-48386-13372.4251c47fdf0b43ddd1e5bf28bc6f3...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com> >> Version: 2016.0.7497 / Virus Database: 4545/11878 - Release Date: >> 03/24/16 >> >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: steel...@appstate.edu >> <mailto:steel...@appstate.edu>. >> To unsubscribe click here: >> >> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13524.94845a3ed9806f1cef14973830dd8c39&n=T&l=tips&o=48387 >> or send a blank email to >> leave-48387-13524.94845a3ed9806f1cef14973830dd8...@fsulist.frostburg.edu >> >> <mailto:leave-48387-13524.94845a3ed9806f1cef14973830dd8...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: stevens.r...@gmail.com > <mailto:stevens.r...@gmail.com>. > > To unsubscribe click here: > > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13526.d532f8e870faf8a0d8f6433b7952f38d&n=T&l=tips&o=48388 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is > broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-48388-13526.d532f8e870faf8a0d8f6433b7952f...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > <mailto:leave-48388-13526.d532f8e870faf8a0d8f6433b7952f...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: jwarm...@oakton.edu > <mailto:jwarm...@oakton.edu>. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=49240.d374d0c18780e492c3d2e63f91752d0d&n=T&l=tips&o=48389 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-48389-49240.d374d0c18780e492c3d2e63f91752...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > <mailto:leave-48389-49240.d374d0c18780e492c3d2e63f91752...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@mail-archive.com. 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